How the Award winner is chosen

The 2013 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award was a hard-fought contest as the judges looked for the next British motorsport star. KEVIN TURNER explains how the six finalists were assessed

The process for selecting the best up-and-coming British motorsport talent has evolved a lot over the history of the McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award. Inaugural winner David Coulthard was simply chosen on the back of his fine Formula Ford performances in 1989, but the system is now rather more complex and analytical.